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Plum spooky

Janet Evanovich

384 pages

A hilarious, high-energy romp through the Pine Barrens where supernatural rumors meet slapstick bounty hunting.

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What it feels like

Reading this book feels like strapping into a brightly colored carnival ride that is slightly off its tracks. It is a brisk, unapologetically zany experience that trades gritty realism for laugh-out-loud absurdity and high-octane hijinks. The prose is snappy and dialogue-driven, keeping the momentum high as the narrative bounces between supernatural rumors, eccentric villains, and romantic tension. The atmosphere is less genuinely spooky and more delightfully chaotic, wrapping the reader in a comforting blanket of familiar, sassy humor and slapstick action. It is the perfect escape for anyone who loves their mysteries served with a generous side of ridiculousness, where the stakes are high but the mood remains relentlessly, infectiously upbeat.

Mood
  • chaotic
  • zany
  • upbeat
  • goofy
Tone
  • irreverent
  • sassy
  • lighthearted
  • absurd
  • wry
Pace
brisk
Themes
embracing chaos · unconventional partnerships · surviving the absurd · romantic tension
The writing
Snappy, dialogue-heavy, and unapologetically colloquial, prioritizing punchlines and pacing over lyrical flourish.
The arc
A rollercoaster of exasperation and adrenaline that resolves into a satisfying, chaotic triumph.
Who it's for
Readers looking for a laugh-out-loud, low-stakes mystery filled with eccentric characters and slapstick action.
Content notes
  • mild violence
  • sexual innuendo
  • comic peril

About the book

Turn on all the lights and check under your bed. Things are about to get spooky in Trenton, New Jersey.

According to legend, the Jersey Devil prowls the Pine Barrens and soars above the treetops in the dark of night. As eerie as this might seem, there are things in the Barrens that are even more frightening and dangerous. And there are monkeys. Lots of monkeys.

Wulf Grimoire is a world wanderer and an opportunist who can kill without remorse and disappear like smoke. He's chosen Martin Munch, boy genius, as his new business partner, and he's chosen the Barrens as his new playground.

Munch received his doctorate degree in quantum physics when he was twenty-two. He's now twenty-four, and while his brain is large, his body hasn't made it out of the boys' department at Macy's. Anyone who says good things come in small packages hasn't met Munch. Wulf Grimoire is looking for world domination. Martin Munch would be happy if he could just get a woman naked and tied to a tree.

Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum has Munch on her most-wanted list for failure to appear in court. Plum is the all-American girl stuck in an uncomfortable job, succeeding on luck and tenacity. Usually she gets her man. This time she gets a monkey. She also gets a big guy named Diesel.

Diesel pops in and out of Plum's life like birthday cake - delicious to look at and taste, not especially healthy as a steady diet, gone by the end of the week if not sooner. He's an über bounty hunter with special skills when it comes to tracking men and pleasing women. He's after Grimoire, and now he's also after Munch. And if truth were told, he wouldn't mind setting Stephanie Plum in his crosshairs.

Diesel and Plum hunt down Munch and Grimoire, following them into the Barrens, surviving cranberry bogs, the Jersey Devil, a hair-raising experience, sand in their underwear, and, of course... monkeys.

Description from Open Library.

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